Dialogflow: Make your Own Assistant
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Dialogflow (formerly Api.ai, Speaktoit) is a Google-owned developer of human–computer interaction technologies based on natural language conversations. The company is best known for creating the Assistant (by Speaktoit) , a virtual buddy for Android , iOS , and Windows Phone smartphones that performs tasks and answers users' question in a natural language. [1] Speaktoit has also created a natural language processing engine that incorporates conversation context like dialogue history, location and user preferences. In May 2012, Speaktoit received a venture round (funding terms undisclosed) from Intel Capital . [2] In July 2014, Speaktoit closed their Series B funding led by Motorola Solutions Venture Capital with participation from new investor Plug and Play Ventures and existing backers Intel Capital and Alpine Technology Fund. [3] In September 2014, Speaktoit released api.ai (the voice-enabling engine that powers Assistant) to third-party developers, allowing the addi